1 files changed, 6 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-agn.c b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-agn.c
index 6d1519e1f011..63cba8c0ad4d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-agn.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-agn.c
@@ -1812,6 +1812,11 @@ static int iwl_prepare_card_hw(struct iwl_priv *priv)
 
         IWL_DEBUG_INFO(priv, "iwl_prepare_card_hw enter \n");
 
+        ret = iwl_set_hw_ready(priv);
+        if (priv->hw_ready)
+                return ret;
+
+        /* If HW is not ready, prepare the conditions to check again */
         iwl_set_bit(priv, CSR_HW_IF_CONFIG_REG,
                         CSR_HW_IF_CONFIG_REG_PREPARE);
 
@@ -1819,6 +1824,7 @@ static int iwl_prepare_card_hw(struct iwl_priv *priv)
                         ~CSR_HW_IF_CONFIG_REG_BIT_NIC_PREPARE_DONE,
                         CSR_HW_IF_CONFIG_REG_BIT_NIC_PREPARE_DONE, 150000);
 
+        /* HW should be ready by now, check again. */
         if (ret != -ETIMEDOUT)
                 iwl_set_hw_ready(priv);